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Foods that can help prevent a stroke

Living a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk of a stroke. Eating the right foods can help prevent high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, all of which increase a person’s risk for a stroke.

Here are some examples of foods that can help trim your chances of suffering a stroke.

Vegetables including broccoli, lettuce and spinach.

Citrus foods such as oranges, grapefruit and lemons.

Foods high in soluble fiber, such as oatmeal, bananas and apples.

Foods that contain insoluble fiber such as broccoli, green beans and whole grains.